Friday, April 3, 2015

Palestinians in Hebron area were collectively punished because of a "prank"

“An hours-long search for an Israeli presumed missing in the West Bank concluded on Thursday evening when he was found alive near the town of Kiryat Arba.

The case was initially being treated as a kidnapping, but the army later described the incident as a "prank."

Starting in the afternoon, security forces combed the area of Beit Anun, near Hebron, where Nir Asraf, a 22-year-old resident of Be'er Sheva, was persumed missing. IDF special forces units were deployed in the area as well.

Asraf's whereabouts were discovered after a friend who reported his disappearance admitted during questioning that he was lying.”

“Hundreds of policemen and soldiers from the IDF's Judea and Samaria division were deployed to the area to search for Asraf, including Special Unit soldiers. The troops were searching houses and cars in Bayt Einun.”